February 9, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Phantom Thread (2017)

P.T. Anderson goes sufficiently mainstream without compromising on his artistic vision in this exquisite period drama about romances and obsessions.

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January 19, 2020August 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Ghost Writer, The (2010)

Polanski, Roman
2010, France, Germany, Roman Polanski, UK
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One of Polanski’s finest post-2000s efforts – this is a first-rate old-school mystery-thriller that sees the master filmmaker at the top of his game.

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January 18, 2020May 26, 2024 by Eternality Tan

Pianist, The (2002)

Polanski, Roman
2002, Germany, Poland, Roman Polanski, UK
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One of Polanski’s finest films, and a great WWII Holocaust drama about human resilience, and the beauty and power of music to overcome sheer adversity.

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January 13, 2020February 27, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Repulsion (1965)

A Polanski masterclass in psychosexual filmmaking, still effectively chilling and disturbing today as it was—surely a shocker!—back in the mid-‘60s.

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January 7, 2020February 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

1917 (2019)

There’s something rather shallow and underwhelming undergirding the audacious if controlled techniques on display in Sam Mendes’ high-concept WWI film.